Left: Enjoy food and beverages after your round on
the patio at Chantilly; Above: Fast, undulating greens
at Winchester make your approach shots key.
TUESDAY, MAY 10
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8
Past rankings have had Mattaponi Springs
as high as No. 1 on the East Coast for new
upscale public courses. The praise heaped
upon this 330-acre zoysia greensward
remains well-founded. Architect Bob
Lohmann took an extra year to let the
course mature before opening and the
wait allowed the layout to blend seamlessly
into the secluded environment. Stretching
6,937 yards from the tips and 6,403 yards
and 6,171 yards from the Blues and Whites
respectively, Mattaponi offers perched
tee boxes, steep banks, rolling fairways,
Bermuda rough, bentgrass greens and a
great day in the park. Don’t miss it.
Lexington Golf & Country Club, is the
state’s second oldest golf club (1902) and
just one more reason to venture into the
western part of the Commonwealth. Influenced by the architectural minds of Ellis
Maples and Ed Seay, the course covers
200 undulating acres. Aside from the tee
boxes, “there is a good chance you will be
playing from an uneven lie or hitting to an
uneven [